by Craig Page-Lee. Informal m-commerce will eventually present a challenge to the bricks-and-mortar retail sector throughout Africa.
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Grubstreet: User-generated content — beating the wire services
by Gill Moodie (@grubstreetSA) What is user generated content — or UGC in digital speak — worth journalistically?
Media Report: Independent media research for growth
a The Media Report 2014 feature by Celia Collins. Brand and market decisions are still being made using gut instinct, despite the massive growth Africa is experiencing. As brands flock to the continent, investment in independent research is becoming more critical than ever.
Beyond Borders: Driving innovation and its role in Africa’s prosperity
by Craig Page-Lee (@cpl_ignite) A consistent topic that is appearing more frequently across the multitude of publication and blogs that I trawl through, in the quest for greater knowledge, is that of innovation.
Motive: South Africa at risk of being digitally out-innovated by offshore players
by Jarred Cinman (@jarredcinman) Late last year, Liquid Telecom announced Kenya as the leader in average internet speeds, with the lowest costs on the continent. This is just the latest in the steady erosion of South Africa’s lead over its African cousins in the evolution of its digital landscape.
Africa Dispatches: Break-out brands
There was a time when Silicon Valley dominated technology’s global brand map. Information and communications technology (ICT) brands like Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, Google and Oracle ruled this world. But the landscape is shifting, reports Jon Pienaar (@j0nn0) in this Mark Magazine: Africa Dispatches feature.
Africa Style: Colouring outside the lines
by Masingita Mazibuko. Just like my soon-to-be six-year-old and her artwork, several brands have reaped the rewards of their custodians deliberately ‘colouring outside the lines’.
Green Sky Thinking: The make-and-do attitude of African social innovation
by Colwyn Elder (@colwynelder) If necessity is the mother of invention on this mother of all continents, then technology is the enabler of African social innovation.
Africa Dispatches: Grow with Africa
The continent’s higher growth rates are calling but many brands have ventured forth, only to discover that expanding in Africa is complex. Mandy de Waal (@mandyldewaal) speaks to the vanguards in this Mark Magazine: Africa Dispatches feature.
Media Future: Mobile money transforming Africa
A new study reveals just how different e-commerce is in Africa compared to global trends, writes Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee).